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Introducing more than pureed food?

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Hi ladies! My son will be 9 months old soon. He has been on solids since 4 months old. He eats oatmeal, pureed fruit, veggies and meat. He does not have any teeth yet, but looks like bottom 2 are coming in soon. What sort of solids can I start him with that are not so soft as the pureed food. I would like to start feeding him more of the foods we eat. Any ideas? Also, should I start letting him try to feed himself with finger foods?

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There is an age-by-age link here on the baby center that is a huge help with food introduction. As long as he has the pincer grasp starting you should be able to introduce it. There are a ton of great links and information on BBC. They say you can start between 8 and 9 months. I know that my two oldest started with puffs, toasted O's (cherrios), and bread sticks (grab and chew on...they loved it for teething). There are teething biscuts as well. Here is the link http://www.babycenter.com/0_finger-foods_105.bc
I know a lot of people that just start adding their dinner to a blender to get the baby used to their foods and things like soft beans, chuncks of soft or steamed fruits and veggies can be introduced. Well cooked noodles are great as are egg whites. Good luck and have fun with it. Their expression is a lot of fun!

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